AMD Ryzen 5 3500U vs Intel Core i7-2715QE

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 3500U and Intel Core i7-2715QE processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Advanced Technologies, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score.

AMD Ryzen 5 3500U

Intel Core i7-2715QE

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 3500U

Around 23% higher clock speed: 3.7 GHz vs 3.00 GHz
Around 5% higher maximum core temperature: 105°C vs 100 C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 12 nm vs 32 nm
Around 50% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
3x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 45 Watt
Around 51% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1948 vs 1287
2.2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 6958 vs 3221

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.7 GHz vs 3.00 GHz
Maximum core temperature	105°C vs 100 C
Manufacturing process technology	12 nm vs 32 nm
L1 cache	384 KB vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 45 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1948 vs 1287
PassMark - CPU mark	6958 vs 3221

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-2715QE

Around 50% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later

L3 cache	6144 KB (shared) vs 4 MB

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 5 3500U
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-2715QE

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1948

1287

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

6958

3221

Name	AMD Ryzen 5 3500U	Intel Core i7-2715QE
PassMark - Single thread mark	1948	1287
PassMark - CPU mark	6958	3221
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	726
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	2562
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	2550

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 5 3500U	Intel Core i7-2715QE
Essentials
Family	AMD Ryzen Processors
OPN Tray	YM3500C4T4MFG
Place in performance rating	1796	1817
Series	AMD Ryzen 5 Mobile Processors with Radeon Vega Graphics	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Vertical segment	Laptop	Embedded
Architecture codename		Sandy Bridge
Launch date		January 2011
Processor Number		i7-2715QE
Status		Launched
Performance
Base frequency	2.1 GHz	2.10 GHz
Compute Cores	12
L1 cache	384 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	4 MB	6144 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	12 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	105°C	100 C
Maximum frequency	3.7 GHz	3.00 GHz
Number of cores	4	4
Number of GPU cores	8
Number of threads	8	8
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		5 GT/s DMI
Die size		216 mm
Transistor count		1160 million
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Supported memory frequency	2400 MHz
ECC memory support
Maximum memory size		16.6 GB
Supported memory types		DDR3 1066/1333/1600
Graphics
Graphics max frequency	1200 MHz	1.2 GHz
iGPU core count	8
Processor graphics	Radeon Vega 8 Graphics	Intel® HD Graphics 3000
Graphics base frequency		650 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.20 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI
CRT
eDP
Number of displays supported		2
SDVO
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
Graphics API support
DirectX	12
Compatibility
Sockets supported	FP5	FCBGA1023
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	45 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Package Size		31mm x 24mm (FCBGA1023)
Advanced Technologies
AMD SenseMI
FreeSync
The "Zen" Core Architecture
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® AVX
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes		16
PCI Express revision		2.0
PCIe configurations		1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Security & Reliability
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)